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Author: Aaron

  • California marijuana legalization may spark a historic rally in marijuana stocks.

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    Marijuana stocks are really starting to light up. Over the past few months many weed stocks have seen their share prices more than double. Some are even up more than 1,000% – in just the last few months. The reason is quite simple: California Legalization. Game changing legislation looks like a sure fire bet in…

  • Fin.Tips backs calls to boost financial education across the world

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    Many adults around the world struggle to perform basic financial calculations and understand how investment works studies show. Personal financial advice platform Fin.Tips is backing calls to boost financial education around the world and help individuals and families get a better grasp on their money and how they can make it work for them. An…

  • How to avoid a scary PFIC Nightmare

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    A mutual fund that is invested in European stocks, but incorporated in the US may be taxed at a long term capital gains rate of 15%, but if the US taxpayer buys an identical fund listed outside the US, they will find their investment may be taxed at up to 50% The first de minimis…

  • When A ‘Tax Bonanza’ Is Actually A Huge Corporate Tax Break

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    There is a push underway for a huge corporate tax break from the next administration. Multinational corporations owe more than $720 billion in taxes on profits stashed in tax havens. They are proposing to bring those profits back if the government lets them pay only a fraction of what’s owed. This is being sold as…

  • U.S. Census Bureau Facts For Features: Halloween: Oct. 31, 2016

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    WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Halloween, which dates back to Celtic rituals thousands of years ago, has long been associated with images of witches, ghosts and vampires. Today, Halloween has evolved into a celebration characterized by child-friendly activities, such as costumes, trick-or-treating and carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns. Trick or Treat! 41.1 million The estimated…

  • Aging Investor Protection

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    Don Blandin named by Next Avenue as one of Top 50 “2016 Influencers in Aging” WASHINGTON, D.C. & ST. PAUL, MN. – October 27, 2016 – Don M. Blandin, president and CEO of the Investor Protection Trust (IPT) and the Investor Protection Institute (IPI), is being honored by Next Avenue as one of its 50…

  • How To Survive Retirement In A Pension-less Society

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    Most people nearing retirement have had to adapt to a changing world along the way. At one time, retirement rested on what financial professionals like to refer to as a three-legged stool – Social Security, savings and a pension. That stool went wobbly, though, when most private-sector pensions began to disappear. “Years ago, the idea…

  • Hennessy Funds Receives Seven 2016 MFEA STAR Awards

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    Oct. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Hennessy Funds announced that it has received seven 2016 STAR Awards for excellence in mutual fund marketing and communications. This marks the eighth consecutive year that Hennessy Funds has been honored by MFEA and brings the total number of STAR Awards received to 24. The STAR Awards are presented annually…